Mark Richardson

Mark Richardson was a member of the US House of Representatives (D-NY).

Biography
Mark Richardson was born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York to an African-American family. He was elected to the US House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic Party, and he became the leader of the Congressional Black Caucus. He often butted heads with President Josiah Bartlet, and he voted against a gun control law despite Leo McGarry's efforts, and only supported the estate tax cut after a meeting with Toby Ziegler. He also opposed the American involvement in Equatorial Kundu, but he was convinced to support it in exchange for the reinstatement of the draft, as he believed that African-Americans were disproportionately being killed in the military due to their economic status.